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Pilgrimage route cut as Spanish wildfires spread to Picos de Europa mountains
PALACIOS DE JAMUZ, Spain (Reuters) -Raging wildfires in Spain spread to the southern slopes of the Picos de Europa mountain range on Monday and authorities closed part of the popular […]
Heavy rain disrupts traffic, floods roads in India’s Mumbai
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Incessant heavy rain lashed India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, disrupting flights, flooding roads and prompting shutdowns of schools. Read full story Date: 18 August, 2025 5:01 […]
Spain’s party island Ibiza also suffers housing crunch as rents soar
SANT ANTONI DE PORTMANY, Spain (Reuters) -It’s another night, another party at a hotel in Ibiza. The international clientele dances to the house beat while laser lights reflect on the […]
Pakistan resumes rescue operations in flood-hit areas; death toll over 300
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Authorities in Pakistan resumed rescue and relief work on Monday in the country’s northwest where flash floods have killed over 300 people after heavy rain forced them […]
Myanmar to hold first phase of general election on December 28, state television reports
(Reuters) -Myanmar will hold the first phase of its general election on December 28, state television said in a bulletin on Monday. Read full story Date: 18 August, 2025 3:01 […]
Zelenskiy, flanked by Europe, heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders will meet Donald Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace deal amid fears the U.S. president could try to […]
US’ annual China human rights review shorter, remains sharply critical
At 42 pages, assessment is less than half the length of recent years, as State Department seeks more ‘readable’ and ‘objective’ reports Read full story Date: 18 August, 2025 2:05 […]
German foreign minister urges more pressure on Russia before Trump–Zelenskiy meeting
TOKYO (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday called for stepped-up pressure on Russia, including more aid for Ukraine, to push Moscow into concessions toward a “just and lasting […]
Air Canada grounded as striking union defies order to get back to work
MONTREAL (Reuters) -Air Canada’s fleet of hundreds of planes remained grounded on Monday morning after striking flight attendants refused a government-backed order to get back to work and called on […]
South Korea’s Lee orders partial phased implementation of existing North Korea pacts
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered on Monday his cabinet to prepare a partial step-by-step implementation of […]